Children under 12 now account for the highest number of cases in Canada
In not so breaking news, children under 12 now account for the highest number of active cases in Canada. This is no surprise as
Children are among the most likely to be tested especially as testing kits are handed out en masse in schools
Children always get sick at the start of new school years. They’re interacting with new cohorts of people.
It’s fall and lots of endemic viruses are in season.
They generally have worse hygiene than adults (ie. Less hand washing, sticking their hands in their nose and mouth is common, etc).
Schools are generally germ factories. Lots of shared stuff, toys, other sick kids, and so on.
I’m not sure why Tam is acting like this is news. It has been going on for awhile with children under 12 making up around 25% of active cases since school began (and helping to artificially make the vaccines look better at the same time).
Or is she just saying it now because she’s trying to spread fear in parents in order to convince them to stick a needle in their children’s arms. Even vaccinated parents might be wary of injecting their children as more evidence of data manipulation in the latest Pfizer trial comes out. Especially if they know there is little to no risk of a serious illness from this virus for this age group, and an unknown risk of adverse events.
Could be that.